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I created an Up To Date Image of her Win 7 HP OS for restoration if necessary. I would not think about this installation, or any major changes, without first creating an Image of the OS. I installed the 90 day Evaluation Copy of Win 8 Enterprise on my wife's PC last night, including all her...

Hi Classic Shell is now official for Windows 8, you don't have to run the Windows 7 version any more. I just installed it and I'll let you know how it goes in a day or so. The new version has more options for style, Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7. And other new features here's the...

A vulnerability in Windows Shell could allow remote code execution. More...

Resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a file or directory with a specially crafted name. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the... More...

Hi I haven't gotten to updating to the Release Preview yet, I have jobs in progress I want to wrap up first, then I think I will triple boot and put it in a new partition before I remove the CP version. What obvious differences are there between the 2? Does the new version contain the...

What total replacement shells do you like for Win 7? I've heard about #E and LightStep, but #E is no longer developed, and I didn't like lightsteps theme setup (too much hassle if you ask me) are there any other shell replacements that are free and in development?

Resolves a vulnerability in Windows Shell that could allow remote code execution. More...

I open a file (name.txt) and select open with option and select program Notepad to open all files with the extension of .txt. After pressing enter, I receive the above message. I have run sfc.exe with the scannow option and it found no errors. I am at a loss on how to resolve this issue.

I am very new to Windows 8. I only downloaded and installed the developers preview 3 days ago on Thursday. Many Windows users are talking about the new Windows 8 and are trying it out. So my curiosity got the better of me and I installed Windows 8. I did this by mounting the ISO file on virtual...

New items added to a shell namespace extension folder are not sorted in view windows when the namespace extension uses DefView. Link Removed

I have a problem. My send to > desktop shortcut link is missing. This is my shell:sendto folder; Link Removed I got Desktop (create shortcut).DESKLINK file, but in the send to menu its gone. I can't use it.

Revision Note: V2.0 (February 8, 2011): Advisory updated to reflect publication of security bulletin. Summary: Microsoft has completed the investigation into public reports of this vulnerability. We have issued MS11-006 to address this issue. For more information about this issue...

Revision Note: V2.0 (August 2, 2010): Advisory updated to reflect publication of security bulletin. Summary: Microsoft has completed the investigation into a public report of this vulnerability. More...

I couldn't find a thread about this application, and wanted to know a few things about it before I install it. Will it make all kinds of changes to my system when I install it, or will it leave everything default, and let me choose what to change? How will this affect non Microsoft...

It seems that Windows 8 is more suitable to the touch screen cell phones and not for PCs. MS makes them faster but less user friendly. From what I have seen so far; Win 8 is a definite NO! I will stick with Win 7 (with classic shell installed and classic menus for all ribbon based MS software)...

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Fixes an issue that occurs when Windows Explorer is hosting a shell extension that was created by using Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) and the Explorer.exe process stops responding (hangs). More...

Microsoft's aim to get a tablet-optimized UI in Windows 8 was supported on Friday by registry key discoveries in a milestone build. Repeated references exist to an "Immersive" shell that would launch on top of Windows. GeekSmack's screenshots also make mentions of a docking system that would...

Hi there , When left clicking a menu emerges. When left clicking within windows explorer on an image JPEG or other file , a menu emerges with several options. I believe this is called the SHELL. When left clicking the Jpeg in thumbnail format I have to scroll down a bit with my mouse in...

Severity Rating: Critical - Revision Note: V1.0 (February 8, 2011): Bulletin published.Summary: This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in the Windows Shell graphics processor. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted...